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OBSERVATION AND RECREATION CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28,1906.

Application filed February -10,; 1906. Serial No: 300,428."

TO: all: whom; concern/e Be it-knownrthat I; LOUIE: J; HARRIs, a

citizen-ofl-the United States of'Ainerica, and a residen'tiof New York, in the county ofrNew York. and State of'NeW'York, have invented willfenable others-skilled in the art towhich itsapper-tains to make andrusethe same.

Thisinvention relates-to railway cars or coaches, andi'lnparticularuto a combined ob'- servation andmecreatiomcar andof an inter.-

changea'ble-chainor drawing-room coach and v a" sleeping-can; and it: hasfor -lts ob ect the provlsion of certain novel features of con-- struction and. combination and arrangement offpa-rt's, all ofiwhich Wlll' b6 herein after described and'f'ully illustratedin the drawings.

I thasbeendeemed desirable by me to devise a railway passenger-coach wherein compartments or Wells are provided beneath the fioonoffthe car for the storage of both the upl per: and lower berths when not in use, andalso-of 'chairs, luggage, &c., at night, the sectionsiof the floor-being 'soiconstructed as to form the partitionsbetween the berth-sections-Whenthe car isarran'ged'as-a sleeper, as is more fully explained: invthe patent issued to me, No. 737,403, datedAugust 25, 1903, and in. Which car. constructed accordingto the present invention: are also-provided, togethen'with awpublic parlor or. dining room, aruobservation-balcony, aurecreation-p arlor, and? alsow a! private room, off of which is a boudoirr, both having interchangeab'lemeans for the accommodation of the public, as-

lounges and-the like in theday-time and sleep? ing couch'es by night, and- 1 have therefore designedaccording to my invention a" car: of

the class described embodying the preferred construction of" parts and their mutual relationship, combination, andorganization in a" composite body oristructure as-hereinafterde scribed:

Inorder to enablelnyinvention to-be fully understood, I: will proceed to explain the same by reference to the-drawings Whichaccomp any and for-ma part? of thisspecification, and-in WhiClI-- Figures-1 2 and 3 represent, respectively, in elevation the front central portion and rear. end ofa car'emb'ody'ing-my invention. Figs. 4'; 5", and 61 are" floor-diagrams of the same.

Fig. 7 is" a transverse section takenron": the

glines-7 7, Figs; 2.. and 5;. andlFig; 8 is-aiview in section, takenonthe lines -88, Figs: 3;and;6.,

inall-the views.

Referring partioularlyto the dravvings,,A1

denotes the caror'coach body, whichwis designed more especially for useinitrains asthe' last coach, commonly known and designated 1asan observation-care Broadly. speaking, the construction of a car suitable to be conlvertedinto either ardiner, aparlor; or. a sleep.- ing coach atWill according to my invention: embodiesfeatures Which'have been, .as stated; already set forth inthe aforesaidpatent.

seen that upon entering the car by the drop iplatforniz at, a We pass along the platform proper, B, having aorefrigerator. b-at'oneend; and lighted by a .dome-lamp. b Gommunij cating With the platform Bis a passage G, 1Which-opens-into-a buifetD; having ansice boxi. d, table (if, beneath which are lockers; and also having shelves (1 for-china, 8150'. The passage C also opensinto a; ladies private parlorE and boudoir E, having interchangeable lounges and sleeping-berths. Passing farther along, the passage@ communicates 'With a ladies lavatory e by passing through the ladies boudoir E, a linen-closet e, and. also with agentlemens lavatory 6 and thence leads to the body or main-saloonF of j the car, Which isconstructed and arrangedxto 'ibe convertiblefroma parlor to a sleeping 5 apartment and also to be used as: a diningroom Whenso desired; saidzparlorsha's a rei cess 6 containing an auto-electric piano with library above.

At the end of the parlor are respectively a library and reading-room f anda: telephone,

telegraph, and-type writing room f, located.

on opposlte sides of" anlaisleorpa'ssage way C, Which communicates Withthe recreationparlor G, Whichparlor is preferably formed withan observation extension G projecting rearwardly from the central portion thereof and having a balcony or veranda on each side,

which balconies form, together with: the rear platform, a continuous passage-Way on Walk aroundthe rear. end: of the car; This extension G preferably opens intothe recrea+ tionparlor G, although itmay be partitioned Ioff, if desired, and ordinarily has doors g opening out on the'sides thereof to said-balconies or walk. If preferred, the said bal Like letters of.- reference indicate like parts;

By reference-to the floor-diagram.itwilllbe conies may communicate directly with the body of the car or with the recreation-parlor G. This peculiar construction of the rear end of the car affords several new and distinct advantageous featuresas, for example, such space is provided for the side and rear windows g in the window-frames as to allow the said windows to be raised up to practically their entire height, by which arrangement all obstruction to the view is removed and a freer circulation of the air is obtained.

It will be seen that this observation-room may serve somewhat as a sun-parlor, while in bad weather either one. or the other of the balconies will be sheltered from the elements and will thereby be rendered serviceable at all times for the use of the passengers while passing through the scenic countries,

The peculiar construction of the rear end of the car also causes less wind resistance, and consequently eddies will not be formed at the end of the train, as is customary where the ordinary observation-coaches are used, thus doing away with the usual eddying air-currents experienced at the rear of the car, whereby much less dust and dirt is occasioned and a far pleasanter ride for the passengers is secured. The rear platform may be retained, as in the ordinary observation-car.

The balconies, which are formed by the side portions of the car over the trucks, being depressed or recessed are provided with a suitable and preferably ornamental railing, while a hood or covering for the balconies is formed by the roof of the car, and in the said roof H of the balconies it will be seen that ventilators 71, are placed, thus affording a better opportunity for ventilation for winter service without the customary drafts found in most observation-cars.

Having thus described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, it being kept in mind that in law the substitution of equivalents works no variation in the substance of the same, I would have it understood that what I claim as my invention is 1. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located. at one end of the same extending across the full width of the car, and having rounded corners, whereby suitable observation-windows may be provided, and an extension of less width than the car and rejecting rearwardly and encircled by a passage-way extending around three sides of the same.

2. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end of the same, and extending across the full width of the car and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and encircled by a passage-way extending around three sides thereof, the said room having windows looking out on the passage-way constructed and arranged to be raised up practically to their entire height.

3. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end thereof, and extending across the full width of the car and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and encircled by a passage-way or balcony, extending around three sides of the same, and having doors or means of entrance or exit between said passage-way or balcony and the said room.

4. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end thereof, and extending across the full width of the car and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and encircled by a passageway or balcony extending around three sides. of the same, in combination with means to provide an entrance from the balcony into the body of the car.

5. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end of the same, and extending across the full width of the car and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly the body of the coach being constructed with a curved recess or depression formed in the side of the same over the truck between the observation-room and the carbody.

6. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end of the same, extending across the full width of the car and an extension therefrom of less width than the car and projecting backward from said room to the rear platform.

7. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end of the same, extending across the full width of the car and an extension therefrom of less width than the car and projecting backward from said room to the rear platform, the said extension being encircled'by a passage-way or balcony, extending around three sides of the same.

8. In a raliway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end of the same, extending across the full width of the car and an extension therefrom of less width than the car and projecting backward from said room to the rear platform, the said extension being encircled by a passage-way or balcony on two sides of the same, and communicating with the rear platform, and a railing placed along the edge of said passage-way or balcony.

9. In a railway car or coach, an observation-room located at one end of the same, extending across the full width of the car and an extension therefrom of less width than the car and projecting backward from said room to the rear platform, the corners of the rooms being rounded whereby suitable observationwindows may be provided.

10. A railway car or coach, having part of the car extending its full width, and an extension over the trucks having a balcony on each side.

11. A railway ear or coach having part of the car extending its full width, and an exten- ITO sion over the trucks having a balcony on each side, and means for entrance on or exit from said balcony.

12. A railway car or coach having an observation-room extending across the full width of the car, and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and formed by having that portion of the same over the truck depressed or recessed in order to form a balcony in combination with a hood or covering therefor, formed by the roof of said car.

13. A railway car or coach having a part of the car extending across the full width of the car and provided with a rear platform, and having an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and formed by having that portion of the car over the truck depressed or recessed on each side in order to form a balcony communicating with the said rear platform, in combination with a hood or covering therefor formed by the roof of said car.

14. A railway car or coach having an ob servation-room extending across the full width of the car, and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and formed by having that portion of the same over the truck depressed or recessed in order to form a balcony on the side of an observation-room, and having windows in the side of the car looking into the observation-room.

15. A railway car or coach having an observation-room extending across the full width of the car, and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and formed by having that portion of the same over the truck depressed or recessed on each side in order to form a balcony on the sides of an observationroom communicating with the rear platform, and having windows in the sides of the car looking into the observation-room.

16. A railway car or coach having an observation-room extending across the full width of the car, and an extension of less width projecting rearwardly and formed by having that portion of the same over the truck depressed or recessed on each side in order to form balconies, the said balconies having ventilators in the top or ceiling thereof.

17. A railway car or coach having an observation-room extending across the full width of the car, and an extension of less Width projecting rearwardly and formed by having that portion of the same over the truck depressed or recessed on each side in order to form a balcony communicating with the rear platform, said balcony having ventilators in the top or ceiling thereof.

In testimony of the foregoing specification I do hereby sign the same in the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 16th day of January, 1906.

LOUIE J. HARRIS.

Witnesses ROB. SCHWARZ, J. ODELL FOWLER. 

